We’re only a few months away from the inaugural sailing of the Disney Treasure, one of Disney’s new cruise ships!
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We’re so excited to check out all the new dining and entertainment on board, but one of the perks we’re most looking forward to is the AquaMouse! This is a ride similar to the attraction of the same name on the Disney Wish cruise ship, but with a new storyline. However, this attraction is quite popular, so if you’re looking to avoid some long lines, here are the times you DO NOT want to ride!
Boarding
When everyone is boarding the ship, especially if it’s before their staterooms are ready, lots of people will choose to explore the ship. Some may have chosen to have a bathing suit on underneath their clothes to jump straight into the water, while others may have them with them to change into. Either way, a lot of people, especially kids, run straight to the AquaMouse to try it out!
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While you may think that everyone would be choosing to get settled in their staterooms and eat lunch before really starting to explore, many families want to get the fun started ASAP, so the AquaMouse is likely to be VERY busy before the ship even leaves the port, as well as a few hours afterwards. This is definitely NOT when we recommend riding.
The Evening After A Port of Call
Ports of call are exciting for nearly everyone on board, and it means that the rest of the ship is mostly deserted. This is actually a GREAT time to ride the AquaMouse, however if you’ve spent all day on land and come back in the evening before the boat departs, that is NOT a good time to ride.
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Why? Well, everyone’s just gotten done having a great day on land, and they want to ride the AquaMouse to finish out a great day, OR they arrived to the boat a few hours before final call and think that there are still tons of people on land. That’s not necessarily the case — a lot of families will come back a few hours before final call to ensure they’re back on board in time, and they may think riding the AquaMouse then is great because it won’t be crowded. As it turns out, it’s usually the opposite.
The Final Evening of Your Cruise
And on the final evening of your cruise, everyone will be wanting to get those final memories in, and do everything for the last time, and that often may mean riding the AquaMouse.
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And we totally get it! If you or your family have loved the AquaMouse, absolutely take advantage of your last night and ride it once, twice, however many times you’d like. Just keep in mind though that a lot of other people may have the same idea and the line could be long for quite some time!
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Some of our favorite times to ride the AquaMouse though are:
- During ports of call (especially the morning and mid-afternoon)
- During showtimes and dining windows
- The moment it opens each morning (essentially rope dropping it)
AquaMouse on the Disney Wish
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From experience cruising twice on the Wish, right before sailing is actually the best time to try out the Aquamouse. We were able to ride several times with only a handful of folks in line. I think you’re vastly overestimating the number of folks who know to bring their swim suits.